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Cswip 3.1 Qustion - 1
Cswip 3.1 Qustion - 1
2) Which of the following defect could occur when carrying out autogenous tig welding of
non de-oxidized steel
A.undercut
B.porosity
C.tungsten inclusion
D.lack of fusion
3) When referring to Austenitic stainless with one of the following statement would
be correct
A) It is magnetic under certain conditions
B) It has a low coefficient of thermal expansion and high coefficient of thermal
conductivity
C) it has high coefficients of thermal expansion and low coefficients of thermal
conductivity
4) The use of flux with gas shielded metal arc welding allows
a) sheet metal to be welded
b) a stable arc when using high current densities
c) aluminium to be welded
d) less dilution of the weld by the parent metal
5) In the GTAW process the use of pulsed current helps in achieving which of the
following?
D. Suitable machining
8) What is the main purpose post flow function on TIG welding Machine?
a. as soon as it is safe to do so
A .rough
c. turned in a lathe
11) Which one of these joints would be more susceptible to lamellar tearing
a. U butt
b. Vee butt
d. compound weld
12) Which of the following is considered the main restriction of the radiography method
of NDT
a) An important consideration
b) They are depend on the thickness and base material being welded
A. Plug weld
B. Fillet Weld
C. butt weld
a. material composition
19) Which standard is used for the basic requirement of visual inspection?
a. BSEN 17637
b. API 1104
c. BS EN 7079
d. BS EN 4515
20) During welding sometimes the removal of residual stress are carried out by heat
treatment. What typical heating range?
a. 450*C
B. 550-700*C
C.700-800*C
D.850-1000*C
B welding process
C weld position
D all of above
24) In welder qualification testing of 10mm plate, 2 roots and 2 face bends were tested,
1 root bend failed. What course of action would you follow?
A. Accept those as 75% were acceptable, you are allowed one failure
C. Two more root and 2 more face bends should be prepared and tested
26. What is the answer for the throat thickness of a % inch fillet weld is?
1) 27.5 mm
2) 24 mm
3) 13.3 mm
4) 12.5 mm
B. remove hydrogen
D. improve fusion
30) Stress relief is not helpful in one of the following cases. Which one?
a. in improving resistance to stress corrosion cracking
b. in dimensional stability after machining improving
c. in lowering the peak residual stress
d. in softening the steel
32) If submerged welding to be used to make butt welds, which would you be most
critical of:
a) The root gap tolerance
b) The angle of penetration
c) The root face width
d) The gas cut finish
33) In submerged arc welding, excessive arc voltage may cause?
a) Excessive penetration
b) Change in weld metal composition
c) Narrow weld width
d) Excessive bead profile
(a) Will require a permanent or temporary backing to be pre placed on the root side of
the welds
(b) Has the advantage of being able to use any type or size of electrode
(c) Is likely to be using an electrode less than 2 mm dia.
(d) Is likely to be using an electrode more than 2 mm dia.
35) Which is the most commonly used isotope for radiographic examination of welds?
A ytterbium 169
B iridium 192
39) Welding a single V butt with laminations showing on the side wall may give rise to:
a.Reinforcement
b.Penetration
c.Throat thickness
d. None of the above
(a) Copper
(b) Aluminum
(c) Ceramic
(d) Copper / Zinc
45) Which material property has the greatest influence on distortion that occurs in
welded joints?
a. yield strength
c. tensile ductility
UT
RT
MPT
VT
49) What five parameters would be checked when calibrating welding equipment for
mechanized MAG welding:
(a) Joint set up, flux coating, polarity, travel speed and amps / volts
(b) Amps / volts, WFS, gas flow rate, polarity and travel speed
(c) Amps / volts, WFS, wire diameter, polarity and travel speed
(d) Electrode stick out, WFS, amps / volts, polarity and wire diameter
B. the fracture surface is flat and featureless but has a rough surface
51) A crack running along the centre line of a weld bead could be caused by.........
B. lack of preheat
52) What type of power source characteristic is required for manual welding?
a) Constant voltage
b) Flat Characteristic
c) Drooping Characteristic
d) Motor Generator
(b) Porosity
(c) Machining tear
(d) Lap
54) In EN 499, what does the number 50 represent in the following electrode
classification?
E 50 3 1Ni B 160 0 1 H5
56) In a tensile test, a brittle material would be indicated if the fracture surface?
57) Austenitic stainless steels are more susceptible to distortion when compared to
ferritic steels
this is because:
58) Which of the following butt weld preparations is most likely to be considered for
the welding of a 6mm thick plate?
a. Double-V butt.
d. Single-V butt.
59) One of the advantages of a multi-pass MMA weld is that it generally produces
a:
60) An undesirable property of aluminium oxide residue, when welding is that it:
61) When considering thermal cutting local hardening can be reduced by:
62) Welding procedures may require welds to be deposited at a controlled rate heat
input. High heat input would:
63) The need for pre-heat for steel will increase if:
a. a composite joint
b. a transition joint
d. either b or c
67) Which of the following can arise from copper inclusions in a ferrite steel weld?
b) HAZ cracks
c) Lamellar tearing
d) Porosity
(a) A material used to clean surfaces of the joint through continued chemical
reaction
(b) A material used to protect the molten weld pool during welding
A.carbon dioxide
B.argon
C.Helium
D.oxygen
a. E 38 3 R
b. E 6013
c. E 7018 - G
d. E 51 33 B
A....wrapping
B....cold cracking
C....hot cracking
73) Segregation within an ingot maybe detect by which of the following technique
A...ultrasonic
B...Sulphur painting
C....Visual examination
74) Low temperature heating giving rise to the small readjustment in the position of
the atoms is known
A... recrystallsation
B... recovery
C...grain growth
D..aneeling
75) If too great forging reduction is attempted in one operation may occur
C...forging buts
D.....forging laps
B.....shrinking cavities
C....hydrogen cracks
A. TIG autogenous
C. FCAW
78) MIG/MAG welding what would be affected if the CTWD was extended?
a. amperage
b. voltage
c. inductance
d. travel speed
(c) Porosity
A...highly reactive
B...inert
C...metallic in nature
82) Which electrodes are very susceptible to causing porosity in the deposited
welds if long arc employed?
a) Basic
b) Cellulosic
c) Rutile
83) According EN 22553, if the symbol is on the identification line where does the
weld go?
a. On both sides
85) According to AWS2.4 where does the symbol go for welding on the arrow side?
86) Many of the meters, instruments & controls on the machine are not welding
machine are not working proper their calibration certificate are also out date. What
will you do?
c. Stop welding until corrective measures are completed to rectify the situation
d. Being welding and then report to their management when time is available
A...Saw
B...MMA.
C...GMAW
D...Friction welding
89) A plug weld and a slot weld differ in which of the following
a. sign waves
b. oxides
c. surface inclusions
A IRON POWDER
B BASIC
C CELLULOSIC
D RUTILE
a. in the HAZ
94) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF HAZ CRACKING
WHEN WELDING THICK SECTION CARBON MANGNESE STEELS ?
95) The welder have increased the electrode strike out length of the SAW set, what
would be effect on the weld?
A. No effect
D. The deposition rate will be greater if wire feed rate is increased also
96) If the heat input in the process is increases then which of following statement is
correct ?
97) Which one of these test would most probably used for welder qualification on a
plate butt weld using 13mm low carbon steel
A. CTOD
D. IZOD
C. The time taken of the gamma source to reduce the strength by half
99) A CODE GIVES THE ACCEPTANCE STANDARD FOR EXSCESS WELD METAL “h”
AS: H < 1mm + 0.1 b MAX. 5 mm WHERE “b” IS THIE WIDTH OF THE CAP. FOR
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ALTUATIONS IS THE ESCESS WELD METAL
ACCEPTABLE.
A b=15 H=3.0
B b=22 H=3.0
C b=28 H=4.0
D b=40 H=5.4
100) How are the tack weld lengths during assembly and fit-up determined?
The arc is formed between the tip of electrode and the work place is requires
special purpose electrodes with thick flux coatings to generate a strong arc force
and gas stream
103) Very high deposition efficiency electrodes (180%) have what disadvantages
104) Which of the following would you not need to check in a welding consumable
store?
b. Quarantine consumables
d. the humidity
105) which of the following welding process uses a resistive heating system to
achieve weld metal deposition???
1.MMA
4.FRICTION WELDING
a.thin plate
b. tee joint
d. none of these
107) Which of the following electrodes is the most likely to contain the largest
quantity of combustible organic compounds?
a. Basic
b. Acidic
c. Rutile
d. Cellulose.
108) which of the following in a fusion weld usually has the highest tensile
strength???
1.weld metal
2.parent metal
3.haz
4.fusion zone
109) When referring to TIG welding, the shielding gas could be;
1.ARGON+HYDROGEN
2.ARGON+HE.
3.ARGON+NITROGEN
1. Rutile
2. Basic
3. Cellulosic
4. Iron powder
111) What destructive test would be required to ascertain the likelihood of crack in
the HAZ of a weld
a.nick break
c.charpy impact
d. macro test
c.excessive OCV
d.excessive amps
113) Voltage and amperage meter have been removed from MIG/MAG(GMAW)
calibration invalid, the equipment should be
a. quarantined
114) Rutile electrodes are often sold packed in cardboard box covered with a plastic
film, if upon you found they were damp and the ends were rusting what course of
action would you recommended?
C. Quarantine them
115) Which of the following is most apt to render the post-emulsification test
ineffective :
Process.
(a) Short electrode length, the control of the arc length and the process uses
A flat characteristic.
(b) Short electrode length, the control of the arc length and flux coverings.
(c) The control of the arc length, stop start problems and short electrode length,
(d) Flux coverings, short electrode lengths and relationship between amps
And volts.
118) Clustered porosity found internally in the body of a C-Mn in the MMA welding
is usually associated with
119) High intensity energy beams are associated with which of the following
welding process
a. Laser
b. Electron beam
c. Plasma
(b) Should be heated prior to welding to obtain a low H2 content in the weld.
a. None
122) A repair has been made using MMA on a double V butt weld on a 10 m
diameter tank. The defect repaired was lack of penetration and it had been
excavated with a disc grinder prior to repair. After repair it was determined that the
wrong electrodes had been used. What action should the inspector take :
(b) Accept the work if the electrodes were the same flux type.
(d) Consult the senior inspector or welding engineer if the specification or Procedure
does not cover the course of action.
d)all of above
(a) 144.9.
(b) 25.4.
(c) 14.7.
(d) 1.
127) If arc strikes are found on carbon steel ( C eq of .5% ), what undesirable grain
(a) Perlite.
(b) Martensite.
(c) Bainite.
(d) All of the above are undesirable grain structures in constructional steels.
128) Most metals expand when heated, the change in length is expressed as :
(c) Coefficient.
(d) Yielding.
129) Name the fourth weld process crack which has a totally different formation
tearing :
130) A welder qualified in the PG position would normally be qualified for welding :
131) The welder has increased electrode stick out length of the SAW set, what
would be the effect on the weld
a. No effect
d. deposition rate would be greater if the wire speed rate is also increased
A. Normalising
B. Tempering
C. Annealing
D. Both A & B
a. mild steel
(a) The welder is responsible for the arc gap and travel speed.
(c) The welding plant controls both travel speed and arc gap but under
Constant supervision.
(d) The welding plant controls both travel speed and arc gap, no
Supervision required.
(a) Cut back the material until a lamination free area is found.
(c) Place a sealing run over the lamination and dress flush, then make the weld as
normal.
(d) Action to take will depend on the agreed specification (or welding engineer /
client if specification does not state the action ).
porosity in a weld :
(a) MMA
138)which of the following is applicable if the heat input is high during a deposition
of weld metal using the MMA process
A.low toughness
C.high hardness
a. MMA
c. Electro-slag
d. Friction welding
A. Internal porosity.
C. Slag inclusions.
a. Undercut
c. Irregular width
d. Excess penetration
143)Which of the following would require highest preheat if all other factors were
same?
144)Why would visual inspection of the excess weld metal at the bottom of the
cross country pipeline be important?
B. no restraint
d. Diffusible hydrogen in ml
148)When comparing properties of plain carbon steel and authentic stainless steel
following measurements true?
149)What are the possible results of having a too lower heat input
A.copper
B.sulphur
C.zinc
D.all of above
D.by machining
154)A visual examination after welding will reveal which of the following
A. overlap
D. internal porosity
155)In SAW process if voltage and current is increased and travel speed is
decreased,What will be the effect in the profile :
A.heat input
B.lack of restraint
C.material properties
D.all of above
158) In a single pass weld, which of the zone in which longitudinal residual stress
are tensile is,
160) In general thicker materials required higher pre heat temperatures, but for a
given CEV and arc energy heat input, they are likely to remain similar for wall
thicknesses up to approximately
a.10mm
b.20mm
c.40mm
d.50mm
A.the mass of metal deposit as a percentage of the mass of the core melted
D.a and b
E.all of above
163) Chromium, when added to steel as an alloying element, has the effect of
making the alloy more:
a. Ductile.
b. Plastic.
c. Hardenable.
d. Malleable
a E 6010
b E 7016
c E 7018
d E 6013
166) When a longitudinal load is put on a lap joint, the stress set up is normally:
a. Shear stress.
b. Tensile stress.
c. Compressive stress.
d. Residual stress.
167) when using the GMAW process for aluminium the liner should made of
A.nylon
B.graphite
C.steel.
D.teflon
168) Which electrodes are very susceptible to causing porosity in the deposited
weld if long arc employed
A.basic
B.cellulosic
C.rutile
D.all of above
169) A lack of root penetration difference from a lack of root fusion defects in which
of the following respects
170) Which is the following may increase the risk of HAZ cracking the welding in
carbon manganese steels
A. homogenous weld
B. mismatch weld
C. transition weld
D. compound weld
A. NDT requirements
B. bends requirements
C. tensile requirements
D. visual acceptance
174) Which one of the following codes/ standards is not a qualification code?
a. ASME section IX
b. AWS D1.1
c. EN ISO 15614
d. ASME B31.3
175) Arc welding of some machine fittings are found to be cadmium plated. As a
welding inspector you should..
A. Permit to proceed
176) The similarities b/w BS EN 22553 and AWS 2.4 welding symbols are
A.Weld metal
B.Parent metal
D.Fusion Zone
B. Killed steel
A.5 - 10
B. 2-5
C. 2-10
181) What does the term high frequency mean when referring to TIG welding?
182) Which would be general the least angular distortion when welding a 50 mm
thick plate
184) Which of the following NDT method could be used on fillet weld on aluminium
A.DPT
B.UT
C.RT
D.MTI
A. carbon
B. manganese
C .boron
D. chromium
1 corrosion
2 fatigue life
188) The soak temperature specified by code depend on the type of steel, low alloy
steels (such as cr-mo steels used for elevated temperature service) require
temperatures typically in the range of
A.700 - 960 c
B.900 - 1100 c
C.600 - 650 c
D.700 - 760 c
a. Rough
c. turned in a lathe
c.it is not my problem us be has signed them off so i will not be blamed
d. Look at the NDT results and if they know reasonable I would accept them.
A.argon+hydrogen
B.argon+helium
C.argon+nitrogen
D.all of above
192) In the GTAW process the use of pulsed current helps in a achieving which of
the following?
a. dip
b. pulse
c. spray
d. globular
194) In GMAW, MIG/MAG welding which mode of metal transfer uses frequencies in
cycle time
A. spray transfer
B. pulse transfer
C. dip transfer
D. globular transfer
195) On cross country pipe line, to ensure the root defects of the same, which NDT
method to be suitable to be carried out
a) Radiography testing
b) Ultrasonic testing
d) a and b
196) When welding with GMAW a typical mixture of gas for stainless steel would be
A.98%argon + 2% oxygen
B.60%argon+40% oxygen
D.9%nitrogen+91%carbon di oxide
197) Very high deposition efficiency electrodes (180%) have what disadvantages
198) The welding position usually positioning the greatest risk of fumes inhalation is
A. horizontal/vertical (PC)
B. vertical up (PF)
D. overhead (PE)
199) Low alloy steels having a high carbon equivalent before welding will require:
d. No pre-heating
201) Loss of ductility is often one of the reasons for a hydrogen crack to occur.
What will happen to ductility we increase tensile strength?
c. Called pearlite.
d. Called ledeburite.
a)17 wire
b) 18 wire
c) 15 wire
d)all
205) A welder is working on PA, which mechanical test get affected when he
changes to PF ??
A. Tensile test
B.Hardness test
C. Impact test
D. All
206) What destructive test would be required to ascertain the likelihood of cracking
in the HAZ of a weld?
a. Nick break
c. Charpy impact
d. Marco test
207) When open site working, serious porosity in metal arc welds is brought to your
attention. What would you investigate?
a) Electrode type
b) Electrode storage
c) Day temperature
208) Which of these test would normally be used for welder qualification on plate
butt weld using 13 mm low carbon steel?
1.CTOD
2.Nick break
3.Fracture fillet
4.IZOD
209) Degreasing components are essential for quality welding,when welded some
agents may;
B. Leave residues
(b) A material used to protect the molten weld pool during welding
a) lack of root fusion would most likely show up as dark straight line with a light
root
b) lack of root fusion would most likely show up as a dark root with straight edges
c) lack of root fusion would most likely show up as a dark uneven line following the
edge of the root
213) Which of the following additions may be added to an electrode's flux to act as
a stabilizer?
a) Sodium silicate
b) Silicon
c) Manganese
d) Titanium dioxide
d. both a and b
(b) It will probably require a pre-heat temperature above 300*C prior to welding
(c) It will probably require a pre-heat temperature above 100*C prior to welding
216) The hardest part of a multi-pass welded joint, assuming no post weld heat
treatment has have taken place is :
c. The root
d. The cap
217) Which of the following welding process is not as classed as arc welding
process?
B.thermit welding
C.plasma welding
D.a and b
E.all of above
218) Which of the following elements if present in significant quantities in steel may
lead to cold shortness
a. Sulphur
b. Phosphorus
c. Silicon
d. Copper
220) Which of the following flame types would you expect to be used for the cutting
of mild steel?
a. Carburising flame
b. Oxidizing flame
c. Reducing flame
d. Neutral flame
a. fcaw
b. mig/mag
c.mma
d.saw
222) when welding procedure may not be valid in PA position,if the welding is done
in PF position, if
223) Cellulose electrode are often used for the deposition of a root pass on pipes
welded in the filled this is because?
d.all of above.
224) In accordance with BS 5135 which of the following is applicable for scale “C”
with regards to hydrogen content per 100g of deposited weld metal?
(a) > 15 ml
a. Viscous slag, large volumes of shielding gas and UTS values above 90,000 PSI
c. Large volumes of shielding gas, high spatter contents and hydrogen levels < 15
ml per 100g of weld metal deposited
d. High spatter contents ,high deposition and large volumes of gas shield
227) When ac only is required for welding, the power supply unit is almost always:
228) Which of the following statements is true when using a flat characteristic
power source?
229) When welding a double V butt joint with SAW process the presence of
centerline porosity may be due to:
230) In accordance with BS 5135 what is the recommended minimum time allowed
for the pre heat temperature to equalize?
A.joules
B.N/mm2
C.J/mm2
D.KJ/mm
232) Defects outside of the limits specified in a standard should always be....
a. repaired
B.it is carried out to ensure the material has maximum tensile strength
C.it is carried out to ensure the material is to maximum ductility and malleability in
preparation
D.it is carried out at approx. 910C for the purpose of grain refinement
234) An transverse tensile test from a weld procedure approval record test plate is
used to measure
a. weld decay
b. sensitisation
c. solidification cracking
(a) Neon
(b) Xenon
(c) Argon
(d) Nitrogen
238) Welding process that use flux are sometime considered to be better than non
fluxed processes because
D.all of above
239) What is the maximum allowable HI/LO for 8 mm thick material if the following
is applied.Linear misalignment is permissible if the maximum d
A. 0.8 mm
B.2 mm
C. 8.0 mm
A.GMAW
B.MMA
C.SMAW
D.GTAW
241) Which of the following electrode coding in BS EN E50 3 1NI B 140 0 1 H5,what
does the 3 represent
242) what would be the effect in haz if the heat input use higher than specified in
wps.
a. longer haz
b. wider haz
c. deeper haz
d. narrow haz
a. iridium
b. silica
c. cerium
d. titanium
244) When MIG welding aluminum alloy in the overhead position which current type
would be expected to be used.
1. AC
2.DC -ve
3.Drooping
4.DC +ve
245) which of the following test would you normally expect a test house to use for
the assessment of HAZ hardness, for procedure approval in the uk.
1. Rockweel
2.CTOD
3.Brinel
4. Vickers
246) what type of welding covering will an electrode have that is suitable for
welding 60mm C-Mn steel and can give good weld metal toughness at -50 degree
centigrade.
1. rutile
2.basic
3.cellulose
247) How many temperature indicating crayons would be required to ensure the pre
heat temperature was lying with in a specified range.
a.1
b.2
c.3
d. as many as possible
248) When welding low carbon steel with GMAW process on dip transfer,one
purpose of the inductance control is to reduce
A.spatter
B.lack of fusion
C.porosity
D.cold lap
249) The HAZ associated with a fusion weld on steel has up to how many separate
region of micro structure.
a.4
b.6
c.1
d.2